Occupation
Riggers
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
$62,640 medianHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 49-9096.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
- 02Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
- 03Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
- 04Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
- 05Align, level, and anchor machinery.
- 06Load machines onto trucks to prepare for transportation.
- 07Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
- 08Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
- 09Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
- 10Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
- 11Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
- 12Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and to the lines.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Machinery ErectorMachinery MoverMotor RiggerRiggerGantry RiggerHand RiggerHeavy Lift RiggerMarine RiggerRigging FabricatorShip Rigger
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Knowledge the job leans on
MechanicalPublic Safety and SecurityProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementDesignEnglish LanguageEducation and Training
Skills that carry over from service
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringCoordinationTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingTroubleshootingQuality Control Analysis